# Accident 19880406007809A: Cessna 172M, Champaign-Urban, IL, April 6, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1988, 12:56 local time
- Place: Champaign-Urban, IL
- Airport: University Of Illinois-Willar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2995° N, 88.0206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2995&lon=-88.0206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64508, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,984 total, 1,984 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880406007809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP. PLANE WAS BLOWN SOME 30 FEET FROM THE TAXIWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA094), Apr 6, 1988: Cessna 172M (N64508), Champaign, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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